Buffalo Shrimp Pizza

It seems a little crazy, but it’s been almost three years since I last shared a pizza on this blog. What?!? Pizza is frequently on our menu at home, usually as a vehicle to use up extra odds and ends hanging out in the fridge. Often, these leftover ingredients are from two or three recipes I’ve made for work, resulting in one big Frankenpizza.

But some weeks, there aren’t odds and ends in the fridge, and I decide to actually, you know, plan out a pizza idea. This Buffalo Shrimp Pizza is my newest creation, and I hope you’ll love it as much as my husband and I did.

To make this pizza, start with one pound of pizza dough (you can use either store-bought or homemade). I like to pre-bake the crust a little before I add any toppings, to ensure a nice crisp crust. Later, I add a little bit of pizza sauce, a sprinkle of mozzarella cheese, and some chopped red onion, then return the pizza to the oven. Just before serving, I finish this Buffalo Shrimp Pizza with some crunchy chopped celery, crumbled blue cheese, juicy grape tomatoes, buffalo-sauced shrimp, and a side of ranch dressing for dipping.

The buffalo shrimp element of this recipe couldn’t be easier. Using a package of Gorton’s Go Saucy! Buffalo Shrimp ensures that I am able to prepare these crispy, wild-caught, sustainably sourced shrimp with ease any night of the week. Gorton’s has three fun Go Saucy! products: Honey Mustard Tenders, Sweet Chili Tenders, and Buffalo Shrimp. Each product includes a chef-inspired sauce that can be used as a dip, toss or glaze, so you can enjoy any way you want!

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Buffalo Shrimp Pizza

Yield:4 servings

Prep Time:20 minutes

Cook Time:31 minutes

Shake up pizza night with this weeknight-easy recipe! Buffalo shrimp, celery, two kinds of cheese and ranch dressing = flavors the whole family will love.

Directions:

Bake shrimp and warm included buffalo sauce according to package directions, but do not combine shrimp and sauce yet. When shrimp is cooked; remove from oven and loosely cover with foil to keep warm.

Increase oven temperature to 450 degrees. Toss and stretch pizza dough into a circle. Place dough on pizza stone or pan and bake 8 minutes or until light golden brown.

When crust is golden brown, remove from oven and spread with pizza sauce. Top with mozzarella cheese and onion. Return pizza to oven and bake 7 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Meanwhile, toss shrimp and buffalo sauce until well combined.

Remove pizza from the oven; top with shrimp. Return pizza to oven for 2 minutes or until shrimp is warmed through.

Top pizza with celery, tomatoes and blue cheese. Cut and serve immediately with ranch dressing, if desired.

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Disclosure: This was a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Gorton’s Seafood. Sponsored posts help me pay for the costs associated with this blog (groceries…lots of groceries), and help support me as I pursue a career in recipe development and food photography. All opinions are 100% my own.

Hi, I’m Lori! I’m a Detroit-area culinary school graduate, food photographer, recipe developer and english muffin fanatic. This blog is where I post simple, yet special, original recipes for the "home chef" in all of us.